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Submitted by
Richard Everitt
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Gary Fisher, Cannok chase | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Strengths: | Light frame, easy to throw around | | Weaknesses: | brakes and stock tread | | Bottom Line: | Having owned this bike now for 5 years its a wonderful piece of work. Having a small build I opted for a undersized 14" frame. I have taken it down many hard trails, and DH where it was not really suited but did the job! some good 2m drops with no bad outcome.
The brakes are bad and only lasted a short while, then upgraded to some hope minis which are perfect for the frame.
If you can still get hold of this bike as stock clearance anywhere I would advise it.
Here's to another 5 years service and many more happy miles | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
G B
a Cross Country Rider
from netherlands
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$585.00 | | Purchased At: | second hand | | Strengths: | * good fork (i think)
* Nice strong frame
* Good gear set
* Hardtail! (beat softtail losers) | | Weaknesses: | * bar ends suck (but replace isnt expensive)
* chain rusts quick
* dont like the michelin tires | | Bike Setup: | check giant site: www.giantbicycles.com | | Bottom Line: | Good bike, especially for people who dont want to spend more then 400-600 dollars/euro's. If this is you first bike: just buy it and make sure you don't pay more then 500-600 dollars. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy Loescher
a
from Albuquerque, NM, USA
Date Reviewed: December 4, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | ALL | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | THIS LITTLE BIKE SHOP IN GERMANY | | Strengths: | STIFF LIGHT FRAME. SRAM 7.0 SHIFTERS. | | Weaknesses: | MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE DISC BRAKES. | | Similar Products Used: | MONGOOSE, CANONDALE | | Bike Setup: | SRAM 7.0 SHIFT SET, SR SUN TOUR 81 SHOCK, MICHELIN TIRES, STOCK SEAT POST AND CRANK. | | Bottom Line: | FOR THE MONEY THIS BIKE KICKSASS. I HAVE RIDEN IN SOME (YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT TO SAT BUT THIS SITE HAS THAT DAMN PROFANINTY SOFTWARE) THAT OTHER BIKES HAVE FALLEN SHORT ON BUT THIS BIKE JUST TRUCKS ON.
BOUGHT THE BIKE ONE YEAR AGO AND HAVE RODE THE PISS OUT OF IT. FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS I HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE DISC BRAKES. SOME STRANGE GREASE WAS FORMING ON THE DISC AND PAD AND IT MADE THE REAR DISC ALMOST USELESS. TOOK IT IN AND GOT NEW PADS AND THE DISC DEGREASED AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. AFTER THE PADS WERE WORN ABOUT A QUATER THE WAY DOWN IT FIXED IT SELF. HAVE HAD A FEW MINOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTERS. THINKING ABOUT AN UPGRADE TO 9.0'S. ADJUSTABLE FRONT SHOCK IS NICE.
ALL IN ALL ITS A GREAT BIKE FOR THE POOR MAN. RIDES NICE AND THE COMPONENTS WILL STAND ONE HELL OF A BEATING. ALL THOUGH ITS NOT TUFF ENOUGH TO TAKE REALLY LARGE DROPS.
VULVA
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Submitted by
Stephan
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ridderkerk
Date Reviewed: September 8, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Schoorl (Holland) | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Lightness, Stiffness,
Rear deore LX, shifters, | | Weaknesses: |
diacompe brakes, rear cassette sprockets, chain. RST suspension. | | Similar Products Used: |
Raleigh magnum (very old!) | | Bike Setup: |
Mavic crosslink, IRC Mythos slick, XT cassette sprockets and Sachs chain, Fizik Nisene | | Bottom Line: | After my first real mountainride I cracked the wheels and the chain. But after replacing the wheels by Mavic Crosslink and a new chain and sprockets this bike is very good. Especially the geometry of the frame. It's very light so therefore suitable for climing.
If you change the tyres for some wider ones, the bike feels like ferrari on the road. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob Smith
a Weekend Warrior
from Glasgow, Scotland, U.K
Date Reviewed: May 17, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Kielder Forest | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
The ATX 840 has a good
alu frame and handles well. | | Weaknesses: |
Mine came with matt red paint which looked good at first but falls off easily. Crank bearings also failed after 2 trips. | | Similar Products Used: |
Giant Alu Lite
Marin Pallsides Trail
Specialised Rock hopper | | Bike Setup: |
Changed tyres to off road mud tyres as ones supplied were half road/ half off road - strange for a mountain bike! | | Bottom Line: | Not a bad bike, but I now wish I had gone for a Specialised or a different Giant bike with a proper paint job and decent shocks. - dealer (Dales in Glasgow, U.K) fitted crap crank bearings that failed. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ray
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: April 27, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Light & stiff. Good welding. | | Similar Products Used: |
Diamondback Wildwood | | Bike Setup: |
Shimano LK with Rock shox Mag 21. | | Bottom Line: | The difference from my previous Diamondback was immediate. Geometry was great and the stiff frame trnsfer all my energy on my pedal. Weight 24lbs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rupert Smith
a Cross-Country Rider
from Bath, GB
Date Reviewed: April 22, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Nice aluminium frame
paint job
Wheels
drive train | | Weaknesses: |
RST381r Fork
Dia Compe Brakes | | Bottom Line: | This is an excellent bike for the money and I'm very pleased with it. Got it in an end of year sale. The main let down is the fork which is very
stiff, especially for someone as light as me. The
brakes don't look like they'll last as long as shimanos... and they don't quite have the same vicious bite! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rudie Hellewegen
a Cross-Country Rider
from Rotterdam
Date Reviewed: April 4, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
The laagse bergse bos | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Shifting | | Weaknesses: |
Suspension | | Bottom Line: | It's a great bike Good looking also He's shifting very fast with shimano Deore LX only the shocks are in the beginning very strong Iv'e bought the bike for $550 But im very happy whit it | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matthew Friend
a cross-country rider
from USA
Date Reviewed: January 18, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
GIANT ATX 830I got this bike back in 1996. It cost me about $450 with acera x componenets and a cheap entry no name fork. I upgraded to a 98 INdy XC all LX components with grip shift shifters, and now I love the bike. It has taken me through so much I could never get rid of it. It has survived getting hit by a car, all my crashes while biking, even several races where I totally wiped out. Thanks GIANT!!! I love this bike.l; | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Martin Thomason
a cross-country rider
from London UK
Date Reviewed: October 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got a 98 atx850, yellow with matching RST381Rs at the front. So far not changed anything on it, it works fantastic as it is. Probably the only thing I will change is to stick some SPuDs on it. It handles perfectly. My average time over a six mile ride has dropped by nearly 4 minutes thanks to its lightness and responsiveness. Everyone who has seen it reckon it should have been over 700 UKP but in fact it was 400. Great bike! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shaun Bond
a cross-country rider
from Shediac, New Brunswick
Date Reviewed: June 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The Giant ATX840 is also sold in Canada (not just Asia and Australia as Jon (below) points out). I bought a '98 840RG (Chameleon Blue in colour, very sharp as it changes colours depending on how the light hits it) and upgraded it with an Indy C fork and LX v-brakes. It's a great bike for anyone who is new to the sport. So far, I've been really pleased with the handling and the components. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a cross-country rider
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: June 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This isn't about the ATX850, yet the ATX840 which is only available in Australia, NZ and Asia. I bought this bike for a real steal, it was only 330 US (3980 Hong Kong dollars) it came with Indy C's and they work like a dream. I've been everywhere with it, this bike is a monster! The only complaint is the seat.. after 7 hours of riding i had one major butt ache!!!!! hehe, the bike fits perfectly (17 inch) for me as i'm 6ft and 173 pounds and the frame is great. Anyways, don't bother buying expensive GT's or Treks as this outperforms them, and it's so much cheaper! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Redmer
a cross-country rider
from Amersfoort, Holland
Date Reviewed: June 1, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
After replacing rear hub with LX and new cables on shifters, bike went like new (even better) until 29-5 some ass stole it !!!!!! So if anyone should suddenly see his neighbour on a used 97 atx 850 with rigida silver dp22 rear rim, tektro V-brakes and black tubes around the 3 cables on the upper tube, mail me please.
Next bike will be Gaint again, this time a ATX 870 with RST mozo pro susp. still 4 chili's. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Bergers
a cross-country rider
from Netherlands
Date Reviewed: April 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have bought my red ATX850 in august 1997. It was OK until I used it for my holidays in France. The salt water eventually destroyed all anything except my frame and steer. After a complete tune up (RST Mozo Pro front suspension, Shimano XT Rear and XTR front derailleur, AP pedals and a pair of brake boosters) nobody could stop me! It looks great, but expensive. I love my ATX although for the same money I could have had a Cannondale or a Gary Fisher. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Redmer
a cross-country rider
from Holland
Date Reviewed: March 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Bougt this bike beginning '97, red one without front suspesion. Looking good and going strong but replaced some things. Last read did a beach race and destroyed my crank bearings by going through the salt water up to my knees. Had it replaced by a better one and also new chain + casette, but thats normal. Crashed into a fence at 50 km/h and the bike still ok but real rim was completely destroyed. Replaced by a mavic, looks a lot better and is too. Recently put on a pair of wellgo clipless ledals and new tektro V-brakes and that's a real good upgrade. Still very pleased with the bike and STX-RC group still OK. The new 850 must be even better with FS and V-brakes mounted at only a 100 Dfl. more. Great value for money !! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam Williams
a cross-country rider
from England
Date Reviewed: February 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This is a brilliant bike. For 475 quid you get an 600 quid set up. I've added a pair of Indy sl's and a
Kore elite stem and it is absolutel brill. Loads of racers have commented about how good it is. If
you're getting a new bike on a low budget get this!!!!!!!!
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